Television Studies The Key Concepts [Paperback]

Television Studies: The Key Conceptsis the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest. Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are:

• theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminism
• concepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; bias
• television genres - soap opera; news; science fiction
• methods used for understanding television - content analysis; audience research
• relevant social, economic and political phenomena - ownership; social policy.

Introduction.  Acknowledgements.  List of Concepts.  Key Concepts.  Bibliography.  Index'The quality of the entries... is of high standard. Anyone who wants a primer to TV's key concepts can be confident this book will give them a grounding.'- PoV